Alcoa and Alcoa Foundation Contribute Funding and State-of-the Art Building Materials for New United States Diplomacy Center in Washington, D.C.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Former Secretary of
State James A. Baker, III Attend Groundbreaking Ceremony for Future Home
of the U.S. Department of State′s Visitor Center and Museum
At an official groundbreaking in Washington, D.C. today, Alcoa (NYSE:AA)
and Alcoa Foundation announced a combined financial and in-kind donation
of $600,000 to help The State Department build a new visitor center and
diplomacy museum in Washington, dedicated to promoting an understanding
of U.S. diplomacy and honoring the service of U.S. diplomats throughout
history. The U.S.
Diplomacy Center, to be built at the U.S. Department of State in
Washington, D.C., is scheduled to open to the public in Fall 2014 with
interactive exhibits, artifacts, hands-on education programs, diplomatic
simulations and speakers from the Foreign Service community.
'Alcoa has seen firsthand how great diplomacy and trust building can
directly benefit our ability to grow our business by offering a
significant network that we can build on to pave a path to economic,
social and cultural progress. The U.S. Diplomacy Center presents a huge
opportunity to help educate people around the world about the importance
of engagement and relationship building in commerce,? said Alcoa
Chairman and CEO Klaus Kleinfeld. 'Alcoa also will take pride in
contributing some of the most innovative building and construction
products on the market today to enhance the aesthetics, safety, security
and environmental performance of this exciting and important
destination.?
Alcoa
Building & Construction Systems is donating Kawneer Clearwall ?
curtain wall and Reynobond ?
panels valued at $500,000. The curtain wall, which boasts high North
American performance standards for seismic and severe weather
resistance, will hold the glass in place on the exterior of the Center,
and Reynobond panels, which also meet the Government′s strict quality
requirements, will be installed on the interior.
Made with a highly corrosion-resistant, strong yet flexible and
lightweight material, Reynobond panels also contain a high percentage of
recycled content. Kawneer′s innovative curtain wall system with a
breakthrough glass retaining mechanism will ultimately help the Center
be more energy efficient and deliver a sleek all-glass appearance to the
building.
Alcoa Foundation is contributing $100,000 to the Diplomatic
Simulation Program′s 'issue station? focused on the environment to
engage students in interactive exercises that demonstrate how the State
Department′s diplomats preserve natural resources, including oceans and
fisheries, and address climate change by negotiating, ratifying, and
enforcing treaties and agreements.
The non-partisan effort to build the U.S. Diplomacy Center has been
supported by all living former Secretaries of State, Secretary Hillary
Rodham Clinton and a public-private partnership between the U.S.
Department of State and the Foreign Affairs Museum Council.
About Alcoa
Alcoa is the world′s leading producer of primary and fabricated
aluminum, as well as the world′s largest miner of bauxite and refiner of
alumina. In addition to inventing the modern-day aluminum industry,
Alcoa innovation has been behind major milestones in the aerospace,
automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial
transportation, consumer electronics and industrial markets over the
past 125 years. Among the solutions Alcoa markets are flat-rolled
products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, as well as Alcoa ? wheels,
fastening systems, precision and investment castings, and building
systems in addition to its expertise in other light metals such as
titanium and nickel-based super alloys. Sustainability is an integral
part of Alcoa′s operating practices and the product design and
engineering it provides to customers. Alcoa has been a member of the Dow
Jones Sustainability Index for 11 consecutive years and approximately 75
percent of all of the aluminum ever produced since 1888 is still in
active use today. Alcoa employs approximately 61,000 people in 30
countries across the world. For more information, visit www.alcoa.com
and follow @Alcoa on Twitter
at twitter.com/Alcoa.
About Alcoa Foundation
Alcoa Foundation is one of the largest corporate foundations in the
U.S., with assets of approximately US$460 million. Founded 60 years ago,
Alcoa Foundation has invested more than US$570 million since 1952. In
2012, Alcoa Foundation contributed more than US$21 million to nonprofit
organizations throughout the world, building innovative partnerships to
improve the environment and educate tomorrow′s leaders for careers in
manufacturing and engineering. The work of Alcoa Foundation is further
enhanced by Alcoa′s thousands of employee volunteers who share their
talents and time to make a difference in the communities where Alcoa
operates. Through the Company′s signature Month of Service program, in
2012, a record 60 percent of Alcoa employees took part in more than
1,050 events across 24 countries, benefiting more than 450,000 people
and 2,050 nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit www.alcoafoundation.com
and follow @AlcoaFoundation on Twitter.
Alcoa
Christa Bowers, 212-836-2605
or
Alcoa Foundation
Suzanne
Van de Raadt, 212-836-2662
